Organ Loft"Broadway" - Organ Loft ** 1/2This French-made mix of "The Most Dangerous Game," "Fight... Playing at local movie the
Organ Loft"Broadway" - Organ Loft ** 1/2This French-made mix of "The Most Dangerous Game," "Fight Club" and "Saw" has its share of tense moments. French with subtitles. Running time: 90 minutes. Not rated, probable R (violence, profanity, gore, drugs, vulgarity).
Thriller based on the comic book miniseries about a sorcerous pact. Not screened for critics; to be reviewed next week. Running time: 97 minutes. PG-13 (violence, sex, partial nudity, profanity).
***This askew look at a life of drift and impermanence has a subdued, modest grace. Matt Dillon stars. Running time: 94 minutes. R (profanity, sex).
***Ben Affleck's performance as George Reeves is one of the highlights of this slowly engrossing but lengthy mystery/thriller. Running time: 126 minutes. R (profanity, violence, vulgarity, sex, gore, brief partial nudity, brief drugs, racial epithets).
**Thai action star Tony Jaa has plenty of astonishing fighting moves, but he lacks presence and the plot for this revenge-thriller is ridiculous. Running time: 92 minutes. R (violence, profanity, gore, vulgarity, brief nudity, brief sex, brief drugs, racial epithets).
The Clark Planetarium continues its summer-long kids programming with screenings of the 1996 documentary short "Everest." Running time: 40 minutes. Not rated, probable G (nothing offensive).
*** - This cinematic safari's simple pleasures will be best experienced by the littlest ticket-holders. Running time: 45 minutes. Not rated, probable G (nothing offensive).
** 1/2 - This sports-science documentary gets so deep into the specifics of cycling that it lacks a certain poetry. Running time: 45 minutes. Not rated, probable G (nothing offensive).
**Call this "Baby Animal House." This collegiate comedy is still surprisingly crude for a PG-13 film. Running time: 90 minutes. PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, drugs, violence, nude artwork). **Another quick-and-dirty "all-star cast" animated feature churned out by digital start-ups hired to steal some of Pixar's cash. Running time: 83 minutes. PG (vulgarity).
***Unapologetically crude and politically incorrect. Running time: 112 minutes. R (vulgarity, profanity, violence, sex, nudity, drugs, ethnic slurs, brief gore). *** This comedy about talking cars is the least of Pixar's animated features. Running time: 116 minutes. G (vulgarity, violence).
***Rude-and-crude but funny sequel to his 1994 hit. Running time: 97 minutes. R (vulgarity, profanity, drugs, sex, violence, brief nudity, racial epithets).
* 1/2 This fantasy-flavored comedy is full of lowbrow humor. Running time: 108 minutes. PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, sex, violence, drugs). **The ludicrous plotting nearly makes this action-thriller featuring "Transporter" star Jason Statham delightfully trashy. Running time: 83 minutes. R (violence, profanity, drugs, gore, sex, nudity, racial epithets).
*This street basketball drama verges on unintentional comedy. Running time: 95 minutes. PG-13 (profanity, vulgarity, violence, brief sex, brief drugs, racial epithets). ** - Ron Howard's adaptation of the best-selling theological thriller is an over-plotted, long-winded mess. Running time: 149 minutes. PG-13 (violence, gore, profanity, nudity, vulgarity, drugs, brief sex).
***This low-budget horror film's vivid, scary, atmosphere is what sustains the characters when the plot becomes predictable. Running time: 99 minutes. R (violence, gore, profanity, vulgarity, brief drugs).
***Meryl Streep's fiercely funny performance as a fashion-magazine editor is the highlight of this catty but predictable comedy. Running time: 106 minutes. PG-13 (profanity, vulgarity, violence).
* 1/2 This film is an expensive cinematic equivalent of foolhardy boys playing rough with their Hot Wheels cars. Running time: 104 minutes. PG-13 (violence, profanity, sex).
* 1/2 Despite his droll delivery, Bill Murray can't wring many laughs out of this lame sequel. Running time: 80 minutes. PG (vulgarity). ** 1/2This adaptation of the popular children's book is the ultimate 11-year-old boy's movie. Running time: 85 minutes. PG (violence, vulgarity).
**The new music from OutKast is winning, but the rather thin plot keeps getting in the way. Running time: 121 minutes. R (profanity, violence, vulgarity, sex, racial epithets, gore, brief nudity, brief drugs). **This shallow, vapid romantic drama thinks it's better cinema than it actually is. Running time: 110 minutes. PG-13 (violence, sex, profanity).
***The filmmakers do get more mileage out of this formulaic sports drama than you might expect. Running time: 108 minutes. PG (violence, vulgarity, mild profanity). * 1/2An idiotic teen comedy. Running time: 87 minutes. PG-13 (vulgarity, violence, profanity, brief drugs, brief partial nudity). **The surprise with M. Night Shyamalan's latest is that he's created a convoluted story mythology for this fantasy/thriller that's almost laughable. Running time: 109 minutes. PG-13 (violence, profanity, vulgarity, brief drugs).
** "Speed" stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves reunite for this contrived romantic fantasy. Running time: 105 minutes. PG (profanity, violence).
**This reprisal of the much-told canine tale isn't unwatchable. Running time: 99 minutes. PG (violence, mild profanity, vulgarity). *This moronic comedy stretches out crude gags. Running time: 95 minutes. PG-13 (vulgarity, violence, profanity, brief sex, brief drugs).
*At least the clothes are fun. Running time: 97 minutes. PG (profanity, vulgarity). ** 1/2This gritty crime thriller is a considerable improvement on the '80s TV show. Running time: 132 minutes. R (violence, profanity, drugs, sex, brief gore, brief nudity, vulgarity).
* 1/2This female-centric comedy is embarrassingly unfunny. Running time: 88 minutes. Not rated, probable R (vulgarity, profanity, sex, drugs, brief nudity) *** - The voice cast for this animated comedy clearly had a good time making it. Running time: 87 minutes. PG (violence, vulgarity).
*** 1/2A considerable improvement over the first "Pirates" movie. Running time: 151 minutes. PG-13 (violence, vulgarity, brief gore, profanity, brief drugs, torture).
*** An ambling, rambling, folksy yarn that nicely captures the spirit of Garrison Keillor's music-and-comedy radio revue. Running time: 105 minutes. PG-13 (vulgarity).
* - This tale of Internet-savvy college kids who have the life sucked out of them is a lame "Night of the Internet Dead." Running time: 86 minutes. PG-13 (violence, profanity, vulgarity).
** 1/2Those who have read the book will find much to like in this animated science-fiction thriller. Running time: 100 minutes. R (drugs, profanity, violence, nudity, sex, vulgarity, brief gore, ethnic slurs).
**Woody Allen reverts to disappointing lightweight form with this screwball comedy-mystery. Running time: 96 minutes. PG-13 (profanity, brief drugs, nude artwork, vulgarity).
** 1/2When Samuel L. Jackson starts calling the snakes foul names and shooting them with a homemade flamethrower, this thriller becomes silly fun. Running time: 106 minutes. R (violence, profanity, sex, nudity, drugs). **The by-the-numbers plot causes crucial stumbles. Running time: 98 minutes. PG-13 (violence, profanity, vulgarity, nude artwork).
*** This auto-racing comedy has its share of laugh-out-loud moments. Running time: 108 minutes. PG-13 (vulgarity, violence, profanity, drugs, brief sex).
* 1/2 Remake of the 1973 occult thriller/mystery might be the greatest bad movie of the year. Running time: 103 minutes. PG-13 (violence, profanity). ***Oliver Stone sweeps away memories of his recent flops with this gripping 9/11 thriller. Running time: 129 minutes. PG-13 (violence, profanity, brief gore, drugs, vulgarity).
**This crass comedy makes Owen Wilson unlikable. Running time: 108 minutes. PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, violence, sex, brief nudity, brief drugs).
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